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The role owns complex royalty data analysis, supplier and royalty reconciliations, database integrity, advance and earnings payments, and the accurate application of agreement and product structures across multiple geographies.\nWorking with a high degree of autonomy, you will lead payout-based projects, make standard and non-standard operational recommendations, and provide trusted advice on royalty processing, product structuresand payment setups. You will partner with business and technology stakeholders to resolve complex issues, strengthen data qualityand ensure that royalty outcomes align with contractual requirements and business objectives.\nYou will also work closely with the Manager to monitor critical deliverables, maintain transparent progress reporting, lead quality and validation activities, prepare preliminary transaction reporting, and improve the capability of the wider team through mentoring and technical guidance.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES\n1. Royalty Data Integrity and Calculation Assurance\nAnalysecomplex royalty data and validate the integrity of the royalty calculations database and connected operational records.\n\nEnsure royalty calculations, statement outputs, advances and earnings payments reflect approved agreement terms, product structures and payment setups.\n\nConduct routine and risk-based quality checks, control reviews and data validation exercises across high-value or complex royalty activity.\n\nIdentify data gaps, anomalous results and processing risks; assess root causes and coordinate corrective action before release or payment.\n\nMaintain clear, audit-ready evidence of analysis, validation, decisions, approvalsand adjustments.\n\n2. Reconciliations, Supplier Accounts and Payments\nLead the reconciliation of royalty supplier accounts, statements, advances, earnings and related balances, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly.\n\nMaintain supplier and payment-related records and ensure accurate, authorisedand complete system entries.\n\nOversee complex royalty statement and payment processing, ensuring compliance with contractual terms, operating procedures and relevant controls.\n\nReview unusual, high-value or non-standard payment scenarios and make recommendations within delegatedauthority.\n\nEscalate legal interpretation, tax, policy or commercial decisions to the accountable specialist or business owner with a clear statement of facts and impact.\n\n3. Global Payout Projects and Operational Delivery\nLead or provide senior specialist support for payout-based projects across multiple geographies, from analysis and planning through validation and controlled delivery.\n\nDefine operational requirements, dependencies, risks, control points and acceptance criteria in partnership with the Manager and project stakeholders.\n\nMonitor milestones, exceptions and actions, communicating progress and decision requirements clearly and early.\n\nCoordinate cross-functional inputs to ensure project outcomes align with business objectives, contractual requirementsand operational readiness.\n\nConduct post-implementation review and translate lessons learned into stronger processes, controls and documentation.\n\n4. Advisory Support on Agreements and Product Structures\nProvide expert operational advice on royalty payouts, product structures, agreement terms and payment setups to support accurate processing and informed business decisions.\n\nAssess the operational impact of proposed or existing structures and highlight dependencies, limitations, risksand downstream consequences.\n\nPartner with Portfolio, Editorial, Rights, Royalties, Finance, Legal and other owners to clarify requirements and support correct system treatment.\n\nDistinguish operational application from formal legal or commercial interpretation and route decisions to the appropriate accountable owner when required.\n\nPromote consistent application of approved standards across markets, productsand royalty processes.\n\n5. Stakeholder, Author andOneCRMEscalation Management\nProvide timely, clear and evidence-based responses to complex stakeholder, authorand agent inquiries.\n\nEnsure prompt and high-quality action on OneCRMtickets, prioritisingmaterial, aged or recurring escalations and driving them to resolution.\n\nAnalyseescalation trends to identify systemic issues, control weaknesses and opportunities to improve author experience.\n\nBuild trusted relationships across internal and external stakeholder groups and influence resolution of complex operational matters.\n\nCommunicate risks, trade-offs and recommendations in a way that enables timely decisions.\n\n6. Technology Partnership and Sustainable Issue Resolution\nPartner with technical teams and business stakeholders to investigate data inquiries, system defects, interface issuesand processing anomalies.\n\nTranslate operational and contractual requirements into clear business scenarios, expected outcomesand validation criteria.\n\nSupport root-cause analysis, solution design, testingand implementation validation to ensure issues are resolved sustainably.\n\nChallenge temporary workarounds where they introduce control or scalability risk and recommend practical long-term solutions.\n\nContribute to automation, reporting-tool development, data governance and process standardisationinitiatives.\n\n7. Reporting, Controls and Audit Readiness\nPrepare preliminary reports, summaries and analysis of royalty transactions, reconciliations, exceptions and payout activity for team and management review.\n\nWork with the Manager to monitor key tasks, service levels, risks, backlogsand project progress, ensuring accurate and transparent reporting.\n\nMaintain adherence to policies, procedures, approvals, contractual requirements, data privacy obligationsand regulatory standards.\n\nPrepare complete documentation and work papers for author audits, internal reviews, external auditsand control testing.\n\nIdentify and communicate emerging risks or unusual circumstances, supported by impact analysis and recommended actions.\n\n8. Technical Leadership and Team Capability\nProvide day-to-day technical guidance, mentoringand constructive quality feedback to junior colleagues and peers.\n\nHelp ensure the quality of tasks, analysis and advice provided by self and others without formal line-management accountability.\n\nShare specialisedknowledge through coaching, process documentation, case reviewsand learning sessions.\n\nPromote strong ownership, customer focus, control disciplineand continuous improvement across the team.\n\nSupport the Manager in prioritisingcomplex work and building resilient operational capability.\n\nEssential Qualifications and Experience\nBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration or a relateddiscipline, or equivalent relevant experience.\n\nSubstantial relevant experience in royalty operations, financial operations, publishing, rights administration or a comparable complex transaction environment. 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